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Interplay between feed, additives, and gut health of monogastric animals

Edited by: Prof. Rajesh Jha

Diverse feedstuffs and feed additives (enzymes, prebiotics, probiotics, phytogenic compounds, etc.) are being used to address two major challenges of the current monogastric animal industry: cost-effective and antibiotic-free animal production. Furthermore, the addition of selected feed additives in alternative feedstuffs enhances nutrient utilization, promotes gut health and overall performance of animals, which is critical for the animal feeding program in the post-antibiotic era. 

This special issue is to exchange the recent advances in the use of diverse feedstuffs and feed additives and their interplay with the gut health of monogastric animals (Poultry, Pig, and Fish) for improving animal production. 

This series was published in Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology.

  1. Transmissible gastroenteritis virus (TGEV) is one of the main pathogens causing severe diarrhea of piglets. The pathogenesis of TGEV is closely related to intestinal inflammation. All-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) i...

    Authors: Junning Pu, Daiwen Chen, Gang Tian, Jun He, Ping Zheng, Zhiqing Huang, Xiangbing Mao, Jie Yu, Yuheng Luo, Junqiu Luo, Hui Yan, Aimin Wu and Bing Yu
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2024 15:22
  2. High environmental temperatures induce heat stress in broiler chickens, affecting their health and production performance. Several dietary, managerial, and genetics strategies have been tested with some succes...

    Authors: Sadid Al Amaz, Ajay Chaudhary, Prem Lal Mahato, Rajesh Jha and Birendra Mishra
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2024 15:8
  3. Zinc glycine chelate (Zn-Gly) has anti-inflammation and growth-promoting properties; however, the mechanism of Zn-Gly contribution to gut barrier function in Cherry Valley ducks during intestinal inflammation ...

    Authors: Yaqi Chang, Ke Wang, Guangmang Liu, Hua Zhao, Xiaoling Chen, Jingyi Cai and Gang Jia
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2024 15:5
  4. Global warming leading to heat stress (HS) is becoming a major challenge for broiler production. This study aimed to explore the protective effects of seaweed (Enteromorpha prolifera) polysaccharides (EPS) on the...

    Authors: Wenchao Liu, Huimei Liu, Yaoyao Wang, Zhongxiang Zhao, Balamuralikrishnan Balasubramanian and Rajesh Jha
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2023 14:132
  5. The poultry industry needs effective antibiotic alternatives to control outbreaks of necrotic enteritis (NE) caused by Clostridium perfringens.

    Authors: Bochen Song, Jie He, Xue Pan, Linglian Kong, Chuanpi Xiao, Chake Keerqin and Zhigang Song
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2023 14:113
  6. Intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR) is one of the major constraints in animal production. Our previous study showed that piglets with IUGR are associated with abnormal bile acid (BA) metabolism. This study ...

    Authors: Yang Liu, Md. Abul Kalam Azad, Sujuan Ding, Qian Zhu, Francois Blachier, Zugong Yu, Haijun Gao and Xiangfeng Kong
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2023 14:99
  7. Soy protein supplements, with high crude protein and less antinutritional factors, are produced from soybean meal by different processes. This study evaluated the comparative effects of various soy protein sup...

    Authors: Zixiao Deng, Marcos Elias Duarte, So Young Kim, Yunil Hwang and Sung Woo Kim
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2023 14:89
  8. Antimicrobial alternatives are urgently needed, including for poultry production systems. In this study, we tested the potential broad-range antimicrobial alternative peracetic acid, delivered in feed via the ...

    Authors: Salvatore Galgano, Leah Conway, Nikki Dalby, Adrian Fellows and Jos G. M. Houdijk
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2023 14:83
  9. The study evaluated the effects of bacteriophage cocktail (BP) and ZnO administered during weaning time for piglets exposed to a non-sanitary environment. The bacteriophages were designed to eliminate Escherichia...

    Authors: YoHan Choi, Abdolreza Hosseindoust, Sang Hun Ha, Joeun Kim, YeJin Min, YongDae Jeong, JunYoung Mun, SooJin Sa and JinSoo Kim
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2023 14:64
  10. The relationship between the intestines and their microbiota, the liver, and the neuronal system is called the gut-liver-brain axis. This relationship has been studied and observed for a relatively short time ...

    Authors: Aleksandra Beldowska, Marcin Barszcz and Aleksandra Dunislawska
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2023 14:37
  11. There is a growing search for natural feed additives to alleviate the deleterious effects of coccidia infection in poultry production. This study aimed to investigate the effect of enzymatically treated yeast ...

    Authors: Emmanuel Oluwabukunmi Alagbe, Hagen Schulze and Olayiwola Adeola
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2023 14:57
  12. Intestinal inflammation is the main risk factor causing intestinal barrier dysfunction and lipopolysaccharide (LPS) can trigger inflammatory responses in various eukaryotic species. Yeast hydrolysate (YH) poss...

    Authors: Runqi Fu, Chan Liang, Daiwen Chen, Gang Tian, Ping Zheng, Jun He, Jie Yu, Xiangbing Mao, Yuheng Luo, Junqiu Luo and Bing Yu
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2023 14:44
  13. Necroptosis and pyroptosis are newly identified forms of programmed cell death, which play a vital role in development of many gastrointestinal disorders. Although plant polyphenols have been reported to prote...

    Authors: Kan Xiao, Mohan Zhou, Qingqing Lv, Pengwei He, Xu Qin, Dan Wang, Jiangchao Zhao and Yulan Liu
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2023 14:5
  14. Growth-promoting antibiotics have been banned by law in the livestock and poultry breeding industry in many countries. Various alternatives to antibiotics have been investigated for using in livestock. Epimedium ...

    Authors: Jiaqi Zhang, Haitao Yu, Huiyan Zhang, Qingyu Zhao, Wei Si, Yuchang Qin and Junmin Zhang
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2023 14:14
  15. Salmonella Typhimurium challenge causes a huge detriment to chicken production. N-acyl homoserine lactonase (AHLase), a quorum quenching enzyme, potentially inhibits the growth and virulence of Gram-negative bac...

    Authors: Weiwei Wang, Jingseng Ou, Hui Ye, Qingyun Cao, Changming Zhang, Zemin Dong, Dingyuan Feng and Jianjun Zuo
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2023 14:7
  16. High stocking density (HSD) stress has detrimental effects on growth performance, intestinal barrier function, and intestinal microbiota in intensive animal production. Organic acids (OA) are widely used as fe...

    Authors: Dong Dai, Guanghai Qi, Jing Wang, Haijun Zhang, Kai Qiu, Yanming Han, Yuanyuan Wu and Shugeng Wu
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2022 13:124
  17. Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress and autophagy are implicated in the pathophysiology of intestinal inflammation; however, their roles in intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR)-induced colon inflammation are u...

    Authors: Yanan Chen, Hao Zhang, Yue Li, Shuli Ji, Peilu Jia and Tian Wang
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2022 13:125
  18. This study aimed to investigate whether the combination of Macleaya cordata extract (MCE) and Bacillus could improve the laying performance and health of laying hens better.

    Authors: Fei Wang, Peng Zou, Shujie Xu, Qi Wang, Yuanhao Zhou, Xiang Li, Li Tang, Baikui Wang, Qian Jin, Dongyou Yu and Weifen Li
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2022 13:118
  19. Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) participating in milk fermentation naturally release and enrich the fermented dairy product with a broad range of bioactive metabolites, which has numerous roles in the intestinal he...

    Authors: Ailian Lin, Xiaoxi Yan, Hongyu Wang, Yong Su and Weiyun Zhu
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2022 13:113